Verse 22

Genesis 19:22

King James Version

22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
Original Language Text
hebrew
מַהֵר֙ הִמָּלֵ֣ט שָׁ֔מָּ/ה כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אוּכַל֙ לַ/עֲשׂ֣וֹת דָּבָ֔ר עַד בֹּאֲ/ךָ֖ שָׁ֑מָּ/ה עַל כֵּ֛ן קָרָ֥א שֵׁם הָ/עִ֖יר צֽוֹעַר
English Translation
Hurry, escape there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there. Therefore, he named the city Zoar.
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Chapter 19 Context
1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them ro... Focus ↗
2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all nig... Focus ↗
3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he ma... Focus ↗
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, bot... Focus ↗
5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bri... Focus ↗
6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, Focus ↗
7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. Focus ↗
8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto y... Focus ↗
9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will need... Focus ↗
10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. Focus ↗
11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so t... Focus ↗
12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters,... Focus ↗
13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD;... Focus ↗
14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you... Focus ↗
15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two... Focus ↗
16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the... Focus ↗
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; loo... Focus ↗
18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: Focus ↗
19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou... Focus ↗
20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is i... Focus ↗
21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthro... Focus ↗
22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name...
23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. Focus ↗
24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; Focus ↗
25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that wh... Focus ↗
26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. Focus ↗
27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: Focus ↗
28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo,... Focus ↗
29 And it came to pass, when God (Elohim) destroyed the cities of the plain, that God (Elohim) remember... Focus ↗
30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feare... Focus ↗
31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to c... Focus ↗
32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our... Focus ↗
33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father... Focus ↗
34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternig... Focus ↗
35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and... Focus ↗
36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. Focus ↗
37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto... Focus ↗
38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the chi... Focus ↗